Any vintage Kustom amp experts here?
Dr. Zontar
sounded great in the store, and the price was right. The only gripe I
have is that it's covered in black tolex instead of gaudy colored tuck-
and-roll naugahyde. IMHO, a Kustom amp should look like the seats in a
booth at a truckstop, or the interior of a pimpmobile.
Oh well. From what I can find on the web, it's a 130 watt, solid state
amp. But does anyone know what the impedence of the cab should be?
Most Kuston cabs from that era were 4 ohms, right? I ran it through an
8 ohm cab last night, and it sounded fine. I know you can safely run
an s.s. amp with a higher load, but I want to match it to the original
specs if at all possible.
Thanks.
- Rich
board...@techie.com
It probably had an 8 ohm load originally and should be good down to 4
with a slight increase in THD and output device heatsink temp.
TD Madden
Looks like 4 ohms.
http://www.broadwaymusicco.com/kustom3.htm
WB
> I picked up a late 70's Kustom
I'm disappointed they are all SS,
but I have Earth 100W PA head that is 4x6L6.
Nothing could be groovier than a tuck'in roll tube amp.
TFE
>Careful Rich . . . you just might catch that dreaded Kustom, sparkle
>influenza that Bud Ross unleashed on the world in the mid-60's.
>Nothing like a little roll and tuck to get the fever burning. No
>pimpmobile would be complete without a Kombo II organ/piano/
>harpsichord. Take a look at this site. Nice pics and the price list
>will make you wonder what the hell has happened in the world of music
>during the last 40 odd years.
>
>Enjoy,
>Lulu : )
>
>http://www.vintagekustom.com/frame.html
What is also amazing is how much of that TnR stuff survived
intact. When I was a kid, our local Kustom dealer had a WALL
of the stuff (Sunn too) and it looked so kool. Of course,
that was in the days of 'floor planning' when companies stuffed
dealers with tons of gear, hoping it would sell, or they took
it back. Circuit wise, they were quite interesting, for a
SS amp. Those 3-15" amps were the 'kool kid's' stack for
some of the bands playing weddings and the like. :)
A lot of Kustom cabs got gutted for the JBL's they cheaply
came with. The keyboards were no 'B3', but the ones with
the horns sounded ok enough for that day's music.
They also made some quite interesting guitars, which pop up
now and then for easy money. Today, Kustom still makes
good gear, but I doubt if they will ever bring back TnR cabs.
The folks who made 'Earth' copied the look as 'Plush', but
with buttons not TnR. They also made Sunn 'looking' amps.
The circuits sucked, and they were made poorly.
JJTj
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jtees4
I actually loved my 74 Earth Head and cab. Sounded great actually. And
you can't beat the old tuck stuff...and man that stuff was tough too.
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